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2021–22 National T20 Cup
Dates23 September – 13 October 2021
Administrator(s)Pakistan Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and final
Host(s)Pakistan
ChampionsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches33
Player of the seriesIftikhar Ahmed
Most runsSahibzada Farhan (447)
Most wicketsImran Khan (16)
Official websiteNational T20 Cup

The 2021–22 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Pakistan.[1] It was the 18th season of the National T20 Cup, with the tournament starting on 23 September 2021,[2] and finishing on 13 October 2021.[3] In September 2021, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions.[5]

Following the completion of the matches in Rawalpindi, the teams of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Central Punjab and Northern had all won four of their six games, with Sindh topping the table on net run rate.[6][7] Balochistan had won just two of their six matches, while Southern Punjab sat at the foot of the table with no wins from their six fixtures.[8]

On 6 October 2021, four members of Balochistan's squad tested positive for COVID-19.[9] As a result, their match scheduled for later the same day was moved back to 9 October 2021,[10] with Northern and Southern Punjab playing each other instead.[11]

Ahead of the penultimate day of group matches, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern and Sindh had all qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament,[12] with Balochistan and Southern Punjab being eliminated.[13] In the first semi-final, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by five wickets,[14] with Central Punjab beating Sindh by seven wickets in the second semi-final.[15] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the final by seven wickets to win their second successive title.[16] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa' Iftikhar Ahmed was named both the player of the final and the player of the tournament.[17]

On 20 September 2021, the PCB confirmed all the squads for the tournament.[18][19] Mohammad Hafeez missed the early matches of the National T20 Cup due to food poisoning, and with further tests he was diagnosed with dengue fever.[20]

Balochistan Central Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Northern Sindh Southern Punjab
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10 6 4 0 12 0.794
2 Central Punjab 10 6 4 0 12 0.478
3 Sindh 10 6 4 0 12 0.400
4 Northern 10 6 4 0 12 −0.283
5 Southern Punjab 10 3 7 0 6 −0.515
6 Balochistan 10 3 7 0 6 −0.819
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Zaman Khan (Northern) made his T20 debut.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Faisal Akram (Southern Punjab) made his T20 debut.
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northern won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sarmad Hameed (Northern) made his T20 debut.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northern were set a revised target of 65 runs from 7.3 overs due to rain.
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sindh were set a revised target of 123 runs from 14.4 overs due to rain.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Babar Azam (Central Punjab) became the fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket (187).[21]
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Balochistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aamer Azmat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Hidayatullah (Balochistan) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Southern Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Niaz Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) made his T20 debut.
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sharoon Siraj and Yousuf Babar (Southern Punjab) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sindh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mohammad Ibrahim (Balochistan) and Mohammad Afzal (Sindh) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Northern won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aaqib Liaquat and Athar Mahmood (Northern) both made their T20 debuts.
  • Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[22]
Semi-finals Final
      
1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 161/5
4 Northern 156/8
1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 152/3
2 Central Punjab 148
2 Central Punjab 145/3
3 Sindh 141/8
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Central Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won the toss and elected to field.
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